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• U.S. Senate unanimously approves resolution designating 2011 the International Year of Chemistry

  By unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate adopted a resolution designating 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC). Senate Resolution 283 “recognizes the achievements made in the field of chemistry and the contributions of those achievements to the well-being of humankind…and provides solution more

• ECHA Invites Companies to Get Ready and Notify in Time

  The EU Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) places new legal obligations on chemical companies operating in the EU market. By 1 December 2010, they are required to classify and label their hazardous substances according to the CLP rules. Industry has to notify the classificat more

• DSM again amongst top leaders in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

  Royal DSM N.V. is once again listed as one of the top leaders in the chemical industry sector in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. In 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009 DSM was named the worldwide sustainability No. 1 in this sector. In 2007 and 2008 it also ranked amongst the top leaders in the sect more

Publications United Nations

• A simple and cost effective method for determination of the self‐accelerating decomposition temperature

  This article describes a simple cost effective alternative to the United Nations tests for determining the Self Accelerating Decomposition Temperature (SADT) for transporting reactive chemicals. The proposed method uses simple calorimetry results together with well known heat loss models. Some det more

• The Western Lifestyle and Its Long Way to Sustainability

  Since Fukushima, few people still consider nuclear power as a safe technology. The explosion of Deepwater Horizon was yet another incident revealing the dangers involved in the hunt for fossil fuels. Despite the public attention and outrage at these events, neither the concept of environmental citiz more

• Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in United Nations Personnel in Western Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan

  by Dengming He, Yuqi Zhang, Xiaofeng Liu, Shimin Guo, Donghong Zhao, Yunjie Zhu, Huaidong Li, Li Kong Western Bahr el Ghazal State is located in northwestern South Sudan, which is a tropical area subject to Plasmodium falciparum malaria epidemics. The aim of this study is to explore the e more

Market studies United Nations

• China Pesticide Market Report

  This report presents a clear picture about the overall development of pesticide market in China and the trend in recent years based on detailed data analysis. This report includes the analysis on the pesticide market size and market share in China, the study on major hot areas in this market, introd more

• China Foam Plastics Market Profile

  By providing the analysis on the foam plastics market size and market share in China, the study on major hot areas in this market, introduction of key data and the comparison of top 10 enterprises in terms of sales revenue and market share, the detailed description of the import and export… this rep more

• China Plastic Man-Made Leather & Synthetic Leather Market Report

  This report presents a clear picture about the overall development of plastic man-made leather & synthetic leather market in China and the trend in recent years based on detailed data analysis. This report includes the analysis on the plastic man-made leather & synthetic leather market size and mark more

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